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OxyContin Addiction in Fort Worth: Be Very Angry!
If you’re one of the people suffering from OxyContin addiction in Fort Worth, you should be angry—be very angry! You should be angry at the individual physicians and pharmacists who have chosen to abuse the oaths they took when they received their licenses to practice, because most pain pills that people buy illicitly on the street are not stolen. They are put on the street by doctors and ...
Give Up Your Secrets: Fighting Heroin Abuse
Once you make the choice to go into recovery for heroin abuse, you’ll discover just how much work lies ahead of you. It’s not an easy decision. You may not realize it, but the people at your methadone program and many of those in your circle of family and friends will admire and respect your determination to change. So now is the time to turn your thoughts inward and look deep into yourself. ...
Methadone Clinics: Downfall of Pain Pill Mills
Lawmakers and addiction treatment specialists operating methadone clinics in Georgia recently learned that a trio of pill mill operators has been sentenced to 15 years for federal charges on drugs and money laundering as well as rendering mistreatment to a full roster of patients. These Floridians—Jason Votrobek, Jesse Violante, and Roland Rafael Castellanos—moved their successful pain clinic ...
Confidentiality Guidelines: A Word to Family Members
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